The fear and confusion stems from the possibility that the presumably highly compartmentalized information on al-Mabhouh's mission might have been leaked from within Hamas, or through compromised means of communication. Certainly Hamas as an organization won't be intimidated.
What will be interesting--and in this regard, the operation could have negative consequences for Israel--is whether Hamas lifts its self-prohibition on external operations (ie, those outside Palestine) to retaliate against an Israeli target in a third country.
He appears to have been in Dubai for operational reasons, Schmedlap--he didn't live thereMy only gripe is that nobody seems to see an issue with some supposed man of the people living the high life in Dubai.
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